Holder for sharpening razor-blades



'J. W. .TOMPSON. HOLDER FOR SHARPENING RAZOR BLADES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, I920.

Patented, Oct. 26,1920.

15,0 project out far enough JOHN W. TOMPSON, OF OKLAHOMA,

Application filed May 6;

T aZZw/zom it may concern:

Be it known that I,'JOHN ToMPsoN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Oklahoma city, in the county of'Oklahoma and State ofOklahoma, have invented certain Improvements in Holders for SharpeningRazor-Blades, of which the'following is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

cheap, simple, and convenient holder for sharpening razor blades.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view showing the improvedholder and a fragment of a strop on which it is being used.

1g. 2 is a perspective view showing the two main portions of the holderin position for assemblage.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blade-holding end of the-holder.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4: of Fig. 3,also showing two. il ouble-edge blades which do not appear in ig. 3. f iFig. 5 is a reproduction of Fig. 4, but showing single-edge blades.

ike characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures.

In carrying out the object stated, the improved holder comprises twoelongated and similarly shaped portions 6 and 7 which meet each other ona plane and are adapted to coact in gripping and holding the blades tobe sharpened. The blade-holding end of-each of the portions 6 and 7 iswidened as shown, so that two blades 8 of the .width commonly used maybe clamped between them at the same time.

the blades 8 in the holder, an elongated stud 9 is mounted on theholding face 10 of one of the portions, 6, and the the other portion 7is recessed, as at 11, to

freely clear said stud.

The distance between the stud 9 and the edges13 of the gripping portions6 and 7 is such that the blades 8, their inner edges in contact withsaid stud,

to have their outer edges honed on the strop 14.

Specification of Letters Patent.

The object of the invention is to provide a To provide an alining guidefor placing.

holding face 1.0 ofy when placed with OKLAHOMA.

HOLDER FOR SHARPENING RAZOR-BLADES.

Patented Get. 26, ieao. 1920. Serial N0L 379,388.' I

, not to dull the blades 8, the-stud 9 is of leather, rubber, or someother material that-will not affect a cutting edge.

T he recess 15 in which the'stud 9 is set is In order under-cut toyieldably hold said stud in place.

Many of the single-edge blades 16 used are narrower than the double-edgeblades 8 and have a ribbed or thickened-rear edge 17.

The gripping .faces 10 of the portions 6 are therefore. recessed, as at19, to freely clear the thickened rear edges 17 of the blades 16; and inalining these blades 16-said rear edges 17 abut the rear edges 20 of therecesses as shown in Fig. 5.

At the opposite end 21 the meeting face of the portion 6 is providedwith a dowel stud 22, and this stud fits in a recess 23 on the face ofthe other portion 7. Y

A screw '24. holds the two portions 6 and 7 in assemblageand in forcedgripping'contact with the blades, and said screw and the stud 22 holdsaid portions in ;proper alinement with each other. V

The following is claimed 1. In a device of the class described, two

clamping portions meetingeachother .on a

tween the two portions, the other portion having a recess to clear saidstud.

3. In a device of the class described, two

clamping portions adapted to have the edges of blades inserted betweenthem, the clamp- .95 edges of ribbed blades,

.ing faces'of the portions being recessed to clearthe thickened theedges of the recessed faces bein to form a guide for the purpose ofalining said thickened edges.

4. In a device of the class described, two clamp-portions meeting eachother on a adapted properly plane and adapted to have the edges of razorportions having a stud of Q v a 1,356,799

blades inserted between theln, 1 releasable both of the portionsalsobeing recessed admeans for holding the portions together and ia-centsaid stud to receive and aline the edges in forced gripping contact withthe blades, of ribbed blades. V 10 one of thefportions having on itsclamping Witness my hand this 3rdday of May, v 7

5 face an elongated yleldable stud for a'lining 1920.

the edges of the inserted blades, the other portion having a recess toreceive said stud, JOHN W. TOMPSON.

